Simple Plan Release Limited-Edition Career-Spanning Vinyl Box Set
Exclusive Color Variants Of Each Album Available
JULY 22, 2024—Canadian punk-rockers Simple Plan are releasing a limited-edition career-spanning box set filled with fan favorites and rare tracks.
The signed set includes the band's six studio albums, each pressed on color vinyl, alongside a selection of B-Sides and Christmas classics. No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls (2002) on red marble vinyl, Still Not Getting Any (2004) on dark blue marble vinyl, Simple Plan (2008) on pink marble vinyl, Get Your Heart On! (2011) on light blue marble vinyl, Taking One For The Team (2016) on orange marble vinyl, and Harder Than It Looks (2022) on grey marble vinyl.
The B-Sides record is exclusive to this box set and is pressed on clear vinyl. It includes never before pressed tracks, like “Where I Belong,” featuring State Champs and We The Kings, the hit TV show theme song “What’s New Scooby-Doo?” and fan-favorite rarities “Crash and Burn” and “Never Should Have Let You Go” from the vault. An exclusive 7-inch is also included in this set, featuring the holiday tracks “Christmas Every Day” and “My Christmas List” pressed on green and red splatter vinyl.
The Simple Plan Collection Box Set is limited to 1500 copies, signed by the entire band, and will be shipped to fans in mid September, exclusively at officialsimpleplan.com. Beyond the box set, the individual studio albums will be available in two vinyl variants selected by the band exclusively at officialsimpleplan.com. Another exclusive color variant will be available through the Alternative Press store to coincide with a Simple Plan Special Collector’s Edition Magazine.
Of the release, the band says, “As we celebrate 25 years together as a band, it felt like the perfect moment to release this very special and exclusive box set and offer our most devoted fans a full retrospective of our career. Some of our albums have never been available on vinyl before or have been extremely difficult to find so it’s really exciting to finally give our fans something they have been requesting for years and to do it in such a cool and unique way.
A lot of care and attention to detail went into the creation of this box set and the vinyl releases. We obsessed about everything, from creating high-quality packaging to choosing the perfect color variants and curating the song selection for the exclusive B-sides LP. Everything had to be just right and we couldn’t be more proud of how it all came together. It’s kinda wild to think that our band is now at a stage where releasing an anthology like this is even possible. To all our die-hard fans, thank you for all your incredible support and we hope you will enjoy this collection!”
Simple Plan’s debut record, No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls is a hit-filled anthemic pop-punk staple, still resonating with fans today. Narrowing in on the trials and tribulations of adolescents, the double-platinum album boasts the singles “I’m Just A Kid” and “Perfect,” both certified platinum. Their sophomore release, Still Not Getting Any, which has never been released on vinyl before, saw Simple Plan inching closer to the spotlight. Debuting at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, the record sold over 139,000 copies in its first week, with a string of successful singles, including “Welcome to My Life” landing at No. 10 on the Top 40 chart.
Simple Plan, which has been out of print on vinyl for years, and is a rare find now, marked a shift to a more mature sound, featuring heartfelt tracks like "When I'm Gone" and "Save You," a touching tribute to Bouvier's brother who was battling cancer. This album earned a Juno Award nomination for Best Album and has become a fan favorite over the years. Get Your Heart On!, the band’s fourth studio album, which has never been pressed on vinyl before, was met with a positive critical and commercial response, with the band staying faithful to their pop-punk roots. The record featured single “Summer Paradise” and had several collaborators such as Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Natasha Bedingfield, and more.
Taking One for the Team earned the band their fourth consecutive Top 5 and a perfect streak of Top 10s for their first five studio albums on the Canadian Albums Chart. This album features the single “Boom!” with its music video full of cameo appearances by various Warped Tour artists. Marking two decades together, in 2022, Simple Plan released Harder Than It Looks. The album continues to showcase the band’s authentic and raw take on pop-punk lyrically and musically with tracks like “Ruin My Life” featuring Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley and “The Antidote.”